Process of chemically solidifying earth



Patented July 21, 1931 PATENT OFFICE- MICHAEL MilLLER, OF BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR '10 SIEMENS BAUUNION G. M. B. H., KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, 0F SIEMENSSTADT, NEAR BERLIN, GERMANY, A CORPORATION or- GERMANY rnoonss or CHEMICALLY sorirmr'ynfe EARTH No Drawing. Application as December 2, 1s2s,. ser'1a1 no, 411,199, and in. Germany January 25, 1929.

acid in the known processes of solidification or consolidation aqueous solutions of salts or acids are usually employed. These. process es have the drawback that the chemicals do not penetrate the earth to the extent desired and furthermore do.notbecome fully operative. L p

According to my invention these drawbacks are eliminated by applying gaseous substances; more particularly highly reac tive gases, to the silicic acid containing subtances in the earth instead of salts or acids. The gases, particularly highly reactive gases, are preferably applied to the earth or stony matter from the outside, for instance from the top ofthe earth, and cause the forma tion of silicic acid which combines with the quartz-containing constituents of the earth.

According to my invention chlorine is used as the gaseous substance.

In comparison with the known processes the application of chlorine presents the adpenetrates much vantage that the chlorine more easily into the pores, interstices or fis sures of the earth than a liquid. Due to the solubility of the chlorine in water its action in humid earth is still further increased in so far as the ground water absorbs a part of the introduced chlorine. The chlorinecontaining water also participates inthe precipitation of the chlorides, for instance in the precipitation of NaCl if theearth has beensat-uratedwi'th Na siO A special advantage of my improved proc-. ess is that the chlorine may be directly drawn from a steel bottle whereby the tedious screwing on and off of supply pipes, the dis solving of the otherwise employed chamicals I claim as my invention:

The process of chemically solidifying 'earth, which consists in saturating the earth with silicic acid containing substances and then applying chlorine to it.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MICHAEL M'ULLER.

as well as the pump for forcing the solutions into the earth are unnecessary. 

